New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-04
good behavior will compelled the eight mont
which he had earned In his former torn.
CITY LEGISLATION ATALBANY.
BILLS THAT ARE TO BE OPPOSED By THE MAYOR
AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENT..

BILLS THAT ARE TO RE OPPOSED BY THE MAYOR
AND HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.
Some OF the members of the Legislature from this
city are looking forward With good deal Of interest
to the time when Mayor Hewitt will be able to devote
his attention to Office work Before his siokness he
proposed to os department heads In consultation con-
corning pending legislation affecting this CITY at
Albany Dur ng Mayor Grace's first term he AMI Con-
troller Campbell were able to defeat good deal OF
bad legislation by opposing bills and publ oily giving
their reasons for doing so. When Mr. Edaon became
Mayor he called the department heads toHetner ana
they opposed approved b Is bv resolution, OUT as
thev DID not make public their reasons the erect was
not what was expected During Mayor traces last
pointed an Assistant Corporation Counsel and sent to
Albany at heavy expense to supervise legislation 1o5
s1n 'n otS this way Mr. Grace thus
avoided making any enemies by keeping silent con-
corning legislation. But both Miller and SCOTT were
unpopular at Albany they had practically no effect on
freely stated that the opposition OF Miller and Scott 10
bill would, tar as it had any effect on them, in
spending the ctys oney at Albany to superntend the
work of the Legislature.
When Mayor Hewitt Is able to resume active WORK
in his office he is expected TO call department heads in
consultation, and put quieius ON number OF am
bious schemes which Plunktt, Murphy, Ives, Shea
and other city members trying to put through the
Legislature.
Controller I.oew, President Coleman, ct the Tax
Department, Corporation ounsel acomes and other
unite in this work Among the bills which are CT
pected to meet the strong opposition OF city authorizes
are the following Punkitts bill to revive the Metro
poan Transit scheme authorize an elevated road
Broadw way the mandatory clause in the Tenement
House bill providing for more policemen aud sanitary
irspectors; Culens exterior street bill Iangceins
bill com elling the appropriation Of $2OOOO for open
ing tho museums Sundays; lvess Dill 10 improve
Ono hundred and fifty fifth ST. the bill to Increase the
nav of poiic. sergeants Cullens manure-dump bill
Traohac GEMS bill to pave FOurth-ave.; Burnss bill
affecting elevated and other roads; Sheas bill con-
ming and his bill to compel the city TO
pay damages for improving streets in the Annexed
District: Plunkitts bill tor an iron viaduct from 81
Nicholas-ave. to McComb's Dam Bridge; Hcnrys bill
to compel the city to pay the expenses VI officials no
may have to defend the tide to their offices tho bill
to compel the city to pay taxes 10 Westminster County
on the land taken for Pelham Bay Park, which VIII
benefit that county Ivss's bill IT, create four more
Judges: Plunktts bill for another police court ana
his bill concerning the paving Of Grand boulevard
Henry bill allowing members OF the Ponce depart
ment to accept nations and become candidates Tor
office while retaining their places in the department
Dalys hill pension Judges Murphys bill to exempt
all sOcaled charitable institutions r' N the payment
OF wator rates and from taxation on property owned
by them. u ooo hit,
There are numerous other such bills over ZOO whch
seriously interfere with home rule in tho CITY, The
loo al authorities have full power TO open aud pave
streets to fix salaries increase the police force ana 40
many other things covered by bills before the Legsa-
tur. The purpose of these bills Ia to take away the
discretionary powers OF the Board OF Estimate and
other boards ami compel them to do things winch they
do not approve All such bills will be opposed by the
Mayor and his advisers.